1. Communism East Europe
In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... A second related factor, which had a hand in bringing about the end of communism in Eastern Europe was the fact that communism never really had the support of the people. There was constant societal opposition to communist rule in Eastern Europe. ... The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to...
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